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Evolving Rhinology: Understanding the Burden of Chronic Rhinosinusitis Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

To improve our appreciation of the burden of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and to understand better how to ease that burden.

Recent Findings

The burden of CRS is high. At an individual level, this burden is due to rhinologic symptoms as well as more systemic symptoms. At a societal level, the indirect costs of CRS, mostly due to reduced productivity, are higher than the direct costs. Surgical treatment has been found to be effective in addressing both the individual and societal burdens. Endotyping is just beginning to usher in the potential for personalized, precision treatments in CRS.

Summary

We understand much about the burden of CRS but more remains to be learned, especially as newer expensive treatments become available. By appreciating the high burden of CRS, we can fulfill our mission to effectively lift that burden.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA

    Michael T. Yim

  2. Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Utah, 50 North Medical Drive, 3C120, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA

    Richard R. Orlandi

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Yim, M.T., Orlandi, R.R. Evolving Rhinology: Understanding the Burden of Chronic Rhinosinusitis Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 20, 7 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11882-020-00904-w

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